Under the Cover of Darkness: A deadly cat-and-mouse thriller from Michelle Dunne for 2026
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Recruit. Soldier. Instructor. Peacekeeper... Killer.
Corporal Lindsey Ryan knew that her UN peacekeeping tour in South Lebanon would test her limits, but she never expected to become someone else entirely.
When Lindsey stumbles upon her superior, Sergeant Leo Horgan, brutally assaulting a local Lebanese woman, a split-second decision leaves him bleeding to death on a shop floor. Desperate to protect Aleena from her fiercely abusive husband and to save her own career, Lindsey and Aleena work together to ensure they can both walk away free – and alive.
But there’s a bigger picture that they know nothing about and now someone in her camp knows exactly what she did. Someone far more dangerous than she ever could have imagined.
Lindsey finds herself tormented by anonymous blackmail notes issuing terrifying ultimatums while living the reality of daily mortar attacks, enemy sabotage and the devasting loss of her brothers-in-arms...
Forced into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, not knowing who to trust, Lindsey has the fight of her life on her hands, in a war that the rest of the world knows nothing about.
Praise for Michelle Dunne:
"A taut, clever Irish mystery, with a refreshingly different main character, that pulls you in and refuses to let go." Bestselling crime author Ross Greenwood
'Phenomenal!!!!' Reader Review
'Loved it! A real page turner' Reader Review
'Brilliantly told story with heart and soul. Couldn't put it down.' Reader Review
'Just curl up and enjoy... brilliant!' Reader Review
'I was hooked from the first chapter and couldn't put it down!' Reader Review
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About the author
Michelle Dunne is the author of a string of thrillers, including hard hitting bestseller, The Good Girl. But her career started with the Lindsey Ryan series which was inspired by her time as a soldier and UN Peacekeeper in the late nineties. Her work so far has been translated and optioned for television and when she’s not busy writing, Michelle is also the founder and organiser of The Spike Island Literary Festival – a crime themed festival on Ireland’s own Alcatraz. She also works on Dublin’s International crime festival, Murder One. But outside of her work in the book world, she’s a mother, a daughter, a wife and a friend. She drinks coffee like it’s going out of style and is an avid supporter of the local U/8 football team. Always happy to connect
